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| 1986 Audi 5000 CS 2.2L No Start VIN: WAUHD0443G Hey, Friends! This vehicle has good spark, but the fuel pump relay isnt being signaled by the ECU to turn on while cranking. I have power at all the appropriate places at the relay. Continuity from ECU to relay is good as well. Vehicle will run when enriched w... |
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| 1995 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAHE2321S i put a o2 sensor in last week for codes, 201/203/13, and of course on the test drive no problems, then he calls me and tells me the light is back on, so i put the o2 sensor relay and now the car wont start...i had a security code 66 and now i dont but i get t... Trouble codes: 153 (can engine load signal) |
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| 1998 BMW 528i 2.8L Trunk Lock VIN: WBADD6325W Customer brought vehicle in with trunk latch inoperative. His first concern with the trunk was that the trunk light wouldn't operate then the micro switch and the remote inside the cab was inopertive. The trunk ajar light is illuminated on the cluster. After r... |
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| 1990 Buick Electra Park Avenue 3.8L Surge VIN: 1G4CW54C3L Customer complaint of jerking at 50 mph. Had taken it to transmission shop for this problem and transmission shop rebuilt tranny thinking it was torque converter shutter. I got the vehicle and test drove, felt like a lean run miss. Problem occured at 50 mph af... |
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| 1992 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HP53LON I started only having intermittent rpm signal on scanner.I replaced the crank sensor.the car started and ran for 45 seconds then no start since. I do have square wave on crank sensor still.I have 10 volts on cam/crank supply voltage,only have 6 volts coming ba... |
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| 1994 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L radio control VIN: 1G4CW52L3R radio controls on steering do not work correctly-audio buttons on steering seem delayed -when volume button is pressed -wait 2mins and volume goes all the way to max. same w/seek and temp control on steering. no codes/checked all components in steering inculdi... |
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| 1995 Buick Riviera 3.8L whole car VIN: 1G4GD221XS hello techt...looking for some help please...thank you in advance...i have this vehicle that has a vibration problem at and idle. the vehicle is not missing spark or injetor wise. but the vibration is shaking the entire care...i have heard the dampers on the 3... |
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| 1989 Cadillac Eldorado 4.5L Cooling fans VIN: 1G6EL1150K Does anyone know the actual temp that the two cooling fans should operate on this car.. One is a pusher(front)---the other a puller(rear) This one will hit 224 and both fans will engage at full variable speed..which does not seem right..at least to me..The Ca... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GNEL19W6P started and ran after tune for about 1 mile then just died on me with no injector pulse. runs good with help from the old starting fluid. i put a new distributor on and no change i think the computer might be out of wack but i don't know where to start for a s... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GTCS14X2V after this vech. warms up you cant fully accelerate, there is a bad enough hesitation that it can barely be driven. it idles perfect and just above idle is ok. all scan tool readings seen to be ok. fuel pressure is 55 psi. weather it is goofing up or not. alth... Trouble codes: P0131, P0151 |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L tcc system we keep encountering a code p1870 trans. component slipping. Although nothing is noticeable while driving, but slip percentages are high on the scan tool,a tech2 which i also used to do a p1870 slip test, a great feature in the tech2. it engauges the conveter ... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L Transmission VIN: 1GCHK23112 Hello all, This 2002 chev 2500hd with Allison trans came in with PO708 stored and staying in 3rd gear. The PRND321 indicator would intermittently work, scanner PID showed incorrectly the gear chosen. I replaced the BLACK P/N switch with the newer BROWN one, co... |
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| 1998 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L paint VIN: 1C4GP64L2W Customer had one of those magnetic "support your troops" ribbon signs attached to the tailgate for about a month. Removed it to wash the vehicle and noticed stain on tailgate exactly where the sign was removed. Tried polishing it out, even sanding with 2000 ... |
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| 1995 Dodge B2500 5.2L No Start VIN: 2B6HB21Y9S Help needed from Dodge expert. his is my personal Ram250 van. It started to be slow starting when it sat overnight. It has progressed to a most of the time "no start" condition. If you turn the key on, the "check engine" light will not light. If you repeatedly... |
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| 1998 Dodge Stratus ES 2.4L engine VIN: 1B3EJ56X3W The customer states that he attempted to pass another motorist and a loud pop was heard. Then the car ran terrible, so he changed the plugs and wires himself. When the car came in, we varified the miss, the vibration, and the misfire code. The timing belt wa... |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Surge, no power VIN: 1B7MF3368X Greetings fellow techs, Thanks in advanced for your help with this diesel. Came in from a trans shop that built tranny a year ago. Customer thought it was failing again. Turns out he was having to push the accelerator so hard to get it get enough power to get... |
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| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan EX 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2B4GP7441R This Caravan will stall when coming to stops shortly after starting cold. It has a light mis-fire that goes up to about 1500 rpm's. Once it warms up it runs fine until it has completely cooled down again.There are no codes and the data looks good. I did see a ... |
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| 1970 Ford c600 330CID brake lights VIN: C61DVH4072 hi group this thing has no brake lights, brake light switch down on the frame rail when key is turned on both wires have power at all times with key on, traced wiring up into cab of vehicle to a relay of some sort, dont have a wiring diagram on this vehicle to... |
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| 1987 Ford E-350 Econoline Custom 7.5L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FDKE30L5H Hello all readers – Seems that the 15A fuse that protects the circuits to carburetor ( Throttle kicker vacuum valve, throttle positioner solenoid, float bowl solenoid, ) seat belt warning buzzer, engine speed module , oil pressure switch , and fuel pump cut-o... |
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| 1997 Ford F-250 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FTEX27L2V This truck has been wrecked and is pretty rough. The first question I have is when I look at module ID on snap on scanner, I get SOFTWARE FILE: ALAPKE3.HEX MODULE PART# F7PFAEA VIN; NOT AVAILABLE, wouldnt it be a problem for this pcm to not have the vin# flash... Trouble codes: P0141, P1605 (keep alive memory test fault), P1131 (ho2s11 lean), P1151 (ho2s21 lean) |
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| 1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L air springs VIN: 1FMRU17L5W Hello everybody. got a simple one here. long time customer wants to convert his expidition rear air springs to coil springs. is it possible with little headache? parts/kits needed? any unusual issues to be concerned about? thanks for your time. experienced adv... |
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| 1998 Ford Ranger Splash 3.0L 4wd low range VIN: 1FTYR11U3W Looking for a little help on this Ranger pick-up. The transfer case will not shift to 4WD low range. It shifts in and out of 4 high just fine.This truck has the "touch drive system" I ran a self diagnostic check with my scan tool and came up with a p1302 code,... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPX17L4Y KOEO the fuel pressure climbs to 30 then drops off to 0. Installed new fuel pressure regulator from Ford. No Change. Cylinder misfires on 2 and 4 doesn't change after new plugs (from dealer), Swapped injectors and coils around. The misfires sometimes happen on... Trouble codes: P0174 (Bank 2 System Lean), P0304 (Cyl 4 Misfire), P0302 (Cyl2 Misfire) |
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| 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNX20F41 Fleet drivers was comming to work, driving fine started to go rough, check engine light on, pulled over and shut off, restarted and no check engine light on ran fine. any insite would be very helpfull, flow chart wants me to use glowplug injector adapter 014-0... Trouble codes: 1276 (high to low side open 6), 1316 (inj circuit idm code) |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Ride quality VIN: 2FTRX08L01 This truck has developed a vibration in the rear of the vehicle. Vibration started about 20,000 miles ago and has gotten worse over time. Vibration is even intermittant at times. Vibration is most pronounced between 40 and 50 mph.Engine rpms are approximatley ... |
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| 2002 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L No Start VIN: 2FAFP71WX3 Greetings all, I have this crown vic here, came in with a long crank/hard to start. I have not been able to duplicate the problem but have two officers & the tech from the city comfirm that it happend to them. I have no codes and the fuel system holds ok, the ... |
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| 2002 Ford Pickup F250 Super Duty 6.8L Instrument Cluster Hey Ford Tech's I need some insight here, truck came in with a battery light on the dash, but everything else worked fine, I tested charging system, and it was at battery voltage, replaced alternator with rebuilt unit, and now tach, speedo, odo, trans temp, an... |
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| 1993 Geo Metro 1.0L Booster VIN: JG1MR3364N There appears to be now power assist, brake pedal is hard and does not sink when holding pressure and starting vehicle. |
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| 1994 GMC Sonoma SL 4.3L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1GTCT14W0R truck cuts out backfires between 2000-3000 rpm. timing mark on balancer does not line up with timing tab when no.1 piston at tdc. |
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| 1995 GMC Yukon SLE 5.7L No Start VIN: 1GKEK13K0S Repeated fuel pump failures. Only abnormality appears to be an extended length of time that the fuel pump is powered up by the ECM. With KOEO, voltage should only be applied to the pump for about 2 sec. This one does it for 10-12 sec. It is not the HD model wi... |
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| 1994 Honda Civic DX 1.5L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1HGEJ2223R Hey everyone, this car has been in the shop for weeks now and its driving us crazy. It starts and idles fine. But on accel it has a slight miss and it hesitates. Fuel pressure and injector looks good. We've changed the distributor but still same problem. At fi... |
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| 1966 Jaguar 3.8S 3.8L all wiring IF ANYONE HAS THE WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR THIS ENTIRE CAR WILL YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR POST ON THIS SITE THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO WHOM EVER CAN HELP. [...] |
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| 1994 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L valve cover gskt VIN: SAJHN1749R The valve cover pinches through the rubber gasket (cuts the gasket open) within several cold hot cycles after the gasket has been replaced, causing a serious oil leak. The 13 cover bolts are 6mm philips head bolts torqued to 89 in lbs. After studying the cover... |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF72F0U engine replaced at another shop,has no power,multiple misfire codes for cylinders 1, 2 & 4 Trouble codes: P0753 (p0758-), P0758 (p0763-), P0763 (p0743-), P0743 (p030- misfire codes cyl 1 2 4), P030? |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L ignition lock, door locks VIN: WDBRF64J41 Hey guys, this car has coded infrared key with ignition switch module which recognizes infrared coding of key to unlock steering and start engine. The car was towed in with module not responding to key. The dealership had previously told this guy to purchase a... |
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| 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L heater core VIN: 2MELM75WXV the vehicle is back again with the same problem. ford previously installed a new plastic intake on this vehicle (i don't know if this has anything to do with this situation) but all the heater cores have been installed after the intake was installed. we though... |
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| 1997 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1MELM58S9V This vehicle failed an OBD-II emission test. The code is PO443 Canister purge valve circuit malfunction. The solenoid ohm ok and the red wire to the solenoid had battery voltage with key on. We also ohmed the wiring from solenoid to pcm, all ok. It looks like ... Trouble codes: P0443 |
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| 1997 Mercury Villager GS 3.0L rear blower motor VIN: 4M2DV1112V If i understand this right, the switch in the front is the master. If I ground the blower motor it will run. The blower motor does'nt run from either front or rear switch. |
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| 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JA4MW51RX1 This car has a O2 heater code. It has power but ground is not being cycled by the computer. The other front sensor is being cycled perfectly. It looks to me like the hearer driver in the computer is bad. I'm looking for a second opinion. Trouble codes: P0155 |
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| 1995 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: JNICA21D7S Howdy, Good customer brought his third car in for its 2 year check up. Made a list and noticed that the coolant was low, no leaks. Let it sit overnight with the pressure tester on it and in the morning a small puddle just under the a/c compressor. I checked it... |
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| 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L Engine, MIL on VIN: 1N4ADL11D5 Hello, We a client who came in to us for service on his car with 37071 miles on his car and 50 miles later he return with an oil light flickering and the engine running poorly. We rechecked for leaks and found none. We refilled the oil. I found later that the ... |
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| 1997 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L internal leak VIN: 1G2HX52KXV client came in with oil in the radiator and about 2 quarts of oil in the coolant bottle, no signs of coolant/water in the engine oil or the transmission fluid. No external coolant leaks but all coolant hoses very swollen and dripping oil. Lower intake seeping ... |
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| 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G2WP5218W hello there, i'm having some toss up about this one. my customer called in for a tow he stated that when he was getting off the highway his car started to cut off on him, so he rolled to the side and tried to start it, it would start but only runs for 20 sec. ... Trouble codes: P1629 (theft deterrent malfunction) |
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| 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L starter VIN: WP0AA2995S Gentlemen, We replaced the starter, battery & bushing about 3 months ago & repaired some chaffed wiring, etc. Customer had stated at the time that in wet weather the starter would sometimes keep cranking even with key off. We felt like the chaffed wiring at th... |
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| 1996 Saab 9000 CSE Turbo 2.3L No Start VIN: YS3CF68M9T We had this vehicle in approx. 90 days ago, replaced leaking valve cover gasket & end plug, replaced rear engine mount and torque strut. Today, vehicle started fine, ran fine while customer did errands, then would not start. (cranks ok, but no start). Called A... |
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| 1992 Saturn SC 1.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G8ZG1479N The car came in as a no start. The customer complained of black exhaust smoke and changed the plugs once to make it run again but couldn't keep it running. Compression check showed no compression at no.s 3&4. New head gasket, plugs and chain tensioners fixed i... |
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| 1992 Toyota Corolla 1.6L Starting this toyota corolla has starting problem. sometimes it does start and sometimes need to crank for like 15 seconds. |
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| 1993 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 4T1VK12W8P Camry V6, when cold, will fall flat on its face. Seems OK warmed up, runs good. We can reproduce it by power braking in shop. It will bog way down and fire back through intake. We’ve ruled out ignition and fuel supply. We never lose pressure or volume when pro... |
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| 1994 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L cyl. head VIN: 4TARN13P6R Customer came in with overheated engine. Was losing coolant through exhaust. Also at teardown found some oil in the radiator. Pulled head, had milled, used Felpro gasket. Also removed timing cover, replaced chain and gears and tensioner plus guides. Also repla... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: 3VWSH29M31 customer complained that experienced loss of power,no take off, fuel pressure ok, no check engine light on, all filters and plugs new, unplugged maf. vehicle reved out perefectly. replaced maf with genuine part, initially vehicle exhibited the same symptoms, e... Trouble codes: P0300 (random missfire), P0301 (missfire cyl 1), P0302 (missfire cyl 2), P0303, P0304 |
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| 1990 Audi 200 2.2L No Start, when warm VIN: WAUFD5443L we performed all the tested recommended and all of the tips suggested. we even threw a fuel distribution center (air filter housing) at it but nothing helped. at this time the customer declined further diagnosis. i appreciate everyone's help with this one. |
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| 1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Air Bag VIN: 1G4HR52K9W After I retested all the circuits and found no problems I replaced the module again and the system is working fine. How long this module will last is anyones guess. I will post any new information as I receive it. |
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| 1988 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.0L transmission ok this one is done most said that the rubber hose was fine ,but i noticed that the steel line that i removed had small openings almost nipple like so i replaced the intake gaskets and cut the ends off the steel line and installed them into the ruber line and ... |
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| 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.8L Mil Lite on VIN: 1GJF11WXK7 Hello Everyone first let me say I hope everyone has a joyous Holiday season. Second I want to thank all of you who replyed to my help request. I have fixed this vehical. I receieved 12 replys to my request and the majority of techs who reponded pointed me to t... Trouble codes: 43 (My manual says it a Knock sensor code). |
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| 1990 Chevrolet S10 2.5L Cuts out VIN: 1GCC814E31 Yeah another winner here.Took a look at the gas tank and saw it was just removed,called owner and found out his brother had just fixed the gas gauge.Bingo.Removed tank,his brother broke all of the fuel lines doing the 'Repair',so he replaced the feed,return an... Trouble codes: 44 (vss sensor), 32 (egr). |
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| 1997 Chevrolet S10 4.3L Fuel Gauge Unfortunately we ran out of time on this vehicle without being able to fix the problem. I'm fairly certain that the gauge was the problem this time around, but the customer needed his truck back before we could find a good used gauge to test. |
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| 1998 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GCDT19X4W sorry for slow reply, repair didn't go easy. 9 replys all helpful. removed upper intake and presurrized system no spraying or leaking of fuel. installed new intake gasket as recommened. got somewhat better, replaced spark plugs, improved somemore. did a fuel i... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L coolant in oil VIN: 1G1ND52J3X well, it was intake manifold gasket. when i remove intake notice rear side both passage inner side gasket was damage and plastic was broken. all is well car runs fine. thank you all for response. |
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| 2001 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L 2-1 shift VIN: 2C8GP64L91 thanks to all that replied, all of you hit it right on the nose, all I had to do was do the quick learn and it fixed the downshift clunk, I did the quick learn with a snap on scanner and it only took about 3 minutes I did have to do it twice though. I bet he w... |
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| 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Suspension VIN: 1B4GP44GSY Sorry took so long to get back to this post. Recieved quite a bit of useful info, but nothing helped on this vehicle. As of right now the customer does not want to put any more time into the vehicle and has decided to live with the noise for now. Thanks to all... |
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| 1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2FACP74W1N well the response was unbelieveable,too bad my service writer wasn't as helpfull as all of you.yes there was a vacuum leak at the pcv valve hose area,took a long time to get this car back.i ran ford koer test again and lean codes are gone!!customer did not wan... Trouble codes: 172 (02 not switchinglean bank 1), 173 (02 not switchingrich bank 1), 176 (02 not switchinglean bank 2), 177 (02 not switching rich bank2), 326 (egr pfe/dpfesignal to low), 543 (fuel pump circuitopen battery to eca). |
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| 1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP6534T Tried all given suggestions, including having computer reflashed. Still runs poorly whne cold. Thanks for all input. |
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| 1996 Ford F-350 XL 5.8L Stall VIN: 1FTJW36H7T I received three respones on this problem. Two said try the module which i had already done. The third said check the yellow wire under washer bottle. I installed a new distributor and was not given any more time for diagnostics. They needed the truck. Good ne... Trouble codes: 212 (Loss of ignition diagnostic monitor to pcm/spout circuit grounded.). |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L engine VIN: 1FMZU74E42 This one is done and down the road. Everyone who voted for overfull on the engine oil wins. There where several mentions of problems with timing chains,torque converters and balancers. A few with flywheels or pull driven accessories. This shook like a washing ... |
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| 2003 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L No Start VIN: 2FTRX17W13 Sorry for the delay I did fix this one last week and it was a blown fuse that caused the loss of comunication. I didn't see it because is was on fuse 18 and it only gets power during the first couple seconds while the pcm power relay is closed. I went through ... Trouble codes: P0500 (vss malfunction), B1428 (seat belt lamp failure), B1318 (battery voltage low), C1233 (lf wheel speed sensor missing), C1234 (rf wheel speed sensor missing). |
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| 1989 Honda Civic 1.5L Head gasket VIN: 1HGED3604K Thank-you everyone who sent me replies. The o-ring in the oil control jet was very brittle, and broke as soon as the jet was removed. Replaced the o-ring, sent out the head to be planed, again, checked the block for warpage, cleaned all the bolt holes and used... |
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| 1999 Jaguar XJ8 L 4.0L Cylinder head VIN: SAJHD6049X Thanks for all the great advise I ordered all tools and parts from the dealer. We are going to replace all timing chains tensoners and the clyinder head with the broken chain. When we removed the head we found the valves very badly bent on one clyinder. I had ... |
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| 1992 Lexus SC400 4.0L no power i like to thank everyone for their help i had a couple people hit it right on the head. it had a bad ingnition coil on the driver side. i pulled the wire off one coil and the car wouldnt start so i checked the other one and there it was no spark! the car is on... |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 2.6L No Start VIN: WDBDA29D5K hey guys sorry this took so long but i thought i had closed this already. Anyway i received 5 replies on this and all 5 were right on. It was the overvoltage protection relay. Thanks alot to all those who replied. |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L radio VIN: 4JGAB54E3Y Well guys thanx for the wonderful insight. but this one was just plain old MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE *&%$-ups. I was told by all the myriad of dealers I contacted that there was one original security number with the vehicle and a different number when I gave them ... |
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| 1980 Nissan 280ZX 2.8L No Start, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: HS13022899 The vehicle has been repaired by a means of replacing the ect sensor and harness plug. Both of which have been checked prior. The major cause here was poor and conflicting test procedures between Alldata and Mitchell. The engine ran fair after the replacement,... |
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| 1993 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L No Start, Hesitation VIN: JN1HJ01CEP Thanks to everyone who replied. Like most of you said, the poor running was caused by the MAF sensor. I unplugged it and although it ran poorly, the symptoms changed and a new one did the trick. 99 percent of you said the noise was a loose timing belt and it w... |
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| 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.8L runs on - desiels VIN: 2G3GR51A4H Thank you all for your quick responses. The idle was indeed set too high and the idle control solenoid was also a bit sticky and did not seem to be working properly when the ac compressor engaged/disengaged so that was replaced as well. No problems since. Than... |
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| 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL 3.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2G3AM51N7K Well we fixed the problem today, after we reset the ecm due to putting the new injectors in, the car ran great. We also put in a new set of plugs. and after a 20 mile test drive no hint of the problem even showed up at all. Thanks to all that responded!! |
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| 2001 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L transfer case Thanks to all that responded to my help request. The problem was that when I re-installed the transfer case I plugged the front speed sensor wire harness into the rear out put propshaft speed sensor and it confused the transfer case module. So I switched them ... |
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| 1994 Plymouth Sundance Duster 3.0L ignition switch VIN: 1P3AP6434R checked relay ok. found I had recieved a bad ignition switch from our parts supplier replaced switch again and all is well.Once again you can't assume a new part is a good part. Thanks again to all who responded this site is the BEST |
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| 2001 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L start and shutdown VIN: 1G2JB12411 ok ready for this? sometimes some customers just make you want to tear your hair out. as stated batt. voltage at orange wire and ground ok. terry from florida suggested to check for voltage on purple dlc wire. should be seven volts none found. then went to che... |
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| 1990 Subaru Loyale 1.8L diff n axles VIN: JF1AN52B2L well, well, well.!!!letz guz say that ol dogz need help gitn off th porch sumtimes.thankz to all that replied. i recievd more that i expected. jap driveline juz aint th most interrstn of auto repair these dayz.i really hope that u all must member that i took a... |
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| 1992 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L inj. pulse loss VIN: 4S3BC632XN thanks for the replies, the iac seems to be the trouble. as i pull and replug the iac connecter, the engine picks up the pulse momentarily. i tried another iac sensor/motor with the same result but it was a used one and maybe not up to par. i will try another ... Trouble codes: 24 (iac). |
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| 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4.7L vsc, steering VIN: 5TDBT44A72 Shawn from Ontario replied within an hour and had the fix. Talk about over looking the basics, the front tires needed air. I had noticed this and even commented to one of the techs that we needed to air up the tires before it left! They looked a little low and... |
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| 1994 Volvo 940 T 2.3L No Start, No injector Pulse VIN: YV1JW8319R I would like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my help request. I did fix the vehicle,however its not the way I would normally go about it. The ground going to the relay from the computer was intermittent.The grounds all checked out.I Believe t... |
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